- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60450221-2
- Publication
- Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. Fort Worth, Texas
- Collation
- 2(2): 833 (-836; fig. 7)
- Date of Publication
- 9 Dec 2008
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Gesneriaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- J.A. Steyermark, P. Berry, G. C. K. Dunsterville & E. Dunsterville 117244
- Locality
- Cumbre del Cerro Guaiquinima, a lo largo del affluente del Río Carapo, 1 km río arriba del Salto Szczerbanari, alt. 730–750 m
- Type Herbaria
- holotype VEN
- Latitude
- 5° 44' N
- Longitude
- 63° 41' W
- Distribution Of Types
- Bolívar (Venezuela, Northern South America, Southern America)
Remarks
Etymology: The epithet vestitus refers to the dense, brownish or white indumentum that covers the stems and leaves of the plant.